SHUTTER
ISSUES 1 – 5
PUBLISHER: IMAGE
WRITER: JOE KEATINGE
ARTIST: LEILA DEL DUCA
RELEASE DATE: 4/9/2014, ongoing series.
Shutter is one of those frustrating properties. The kind I just can’t seem to connect with.
There is nothing wrong with Shutter. It is not bad, but I can’t say it is good either. It falls in the middle somewhere. The artwork is solid, and the writing is okay – even if I feel like there is a lack of urgency, given the events, in the story in general.
I just don’t connect with the book. I can’t seem to get emotionally invested in this title. I know what is going on. I get the story. I even understand the lead character, she is forced back into something she thought she left behind and wants nothing to do with. I get all that. I can even sympathize with her.
I just really feel nothing when it comes to Shutter, which is a shame. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but it just doesn’t work for me.
The problem here is that I can’t say stay away from Shutter, nor can I encourage one to rush out and pick it up. It is not a book that I would recommend staying away from. I don’t feel like the $2.99 per issue was wasted. That said, I also can’t give it a required reading rating.
Rating: 5
My rating is more to do with my disconnect with this title, then the quality of the title.
Ace Masters
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